Don’t worry, this is totally normal.

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This Is Why Linen Sometimes Sheds At First

Don’t worry, this is totally normal.

We know it’s hard – you’ve been waiting for that parcel to arrive and all you want to do is dive into a freshly made bed, but washing your sheets before you use them for the first time is one of the most important things you can do with your new linen.

However, what happens if you take them out of the machine, dry them and you notice a bit of shedding? By which we mean small fibres of the fabric balling up on your sheets or coming off like lint into the surrounding space.

Below, we delve into why your linen sometimes sheds at first, and what you should do if it starts to.

How to stop your linen sheets from shedding

If you’re still finding that your sheets shed, there are a couple of things you can do.

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